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Forty-three years of tradition ended last week in one hour as demolition crews turned the Ballard Denny's into a pile of rubble to make way for a condominium.

The building with its unique roof and architectural features, designed by…MORE

Despite the constant drumbeat of housing doom and gloom reported nationally, Ballard's single-family home market is still rosy but has a few faded blooms.

Nationwide, home values have dropped nearly15 percent in one year.

The Port of Seattle Commission approved a slate of items that form the initial elements of what is called the Port's Accountability Action Plan.

- Strengthening Commission oversight. Commissioners formed a group which will research best…MORE

Larry Phillips says he is studying whether he should take on three-term County Executive Ron Sims in next years' election.

"Lately it seems that every place I go I am asked the same question, 'Larry, you are running for King County…MORE

The weekend fires destroyed more than just apartments. They were homes where people created cherished memories. I know, because once upon a time when my son was a toddler, I was struggling. The lower east side apartment of one of the buildings…MORE

The Des Moines City Council approved on June 26, with two conditions, the city's six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for 2009-2014.

The conditions consisted of removing Redondo Beach Drive from the list of priorities and…MORE

"Fewer Schools-More Money"

That definitely won't be the rallying cry for those supporting a school-construction bond that could be on the ballot in March.

However, with rapidly rising construction costs, that would be the reality…MORE

The big WASL nightmare did not come true for Highline's Class of 2008.

However, almost a third of the senior class did not earn enough class credits to graduate.

This year's high-school seniors were in the first class required to…MORE

Bio-solid waste is everything that flushes down the toilet plus dirty dishwater and the water used to wash clothes.

Once the waste reaches the Miller Creek facility the solids are strained from water where a digester breaks down the solids…MORE

Normandy Park resident Brett Fish lives next door to the Miller Creek sewer facility and every once in a while an unpleasant smell wafts from the facility where large air scrubbers purify the air.

"It's not a good smell, Fish said. "Not at…MORE